Does democracy produce quality of government?

European Journal of Political Research

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 443-470

  Charron, Nicholas ^a   Lapuente, Victor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 77954257857     PISSN: 03044130     EISSN: 14756765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6765.2009.01906.x     Document Type: Article

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